Jochen M. Schmittmann is the Regional Resident
Representative for the IMF Resident Offices in Vietnam,
Cambodia and Lao PDR.
Before that, he was the Deputy Head of the IMF’s Regional
Office for Asia and the Pacific in Tokyo, Desk Economist on
the Japan team, and Mission Chief for the Federated States
of Micronesia.
He previously was the IMF’s Resident Representative in
Singapore, covering Singapore, Malaysia, and Asian financial
markets.
Before coming to Singapore, Jochen worked in the IMF’s
Asia and Pacific (including Senior Desk Economist on the
Vietnam team from 2014 to 2017), Western Hemisphere,
Finance, and Monetary and Capital Markets departments.
He
also worked as part of the team managing the IMF’s
investments.
Jochen has published on a wide range of topics in finance and macroeconomics,
including behavioral finance, climate finance, currency hedging, labor markets, and the
economic impact of demographic change in Asia.
Jochen holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from Goethe University Frankfurt.
